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Chris Sununu’s Silence On The Lawsuit Gutting The ACA Is Deafening

Yesterday, the Fifth Circuit ruled a portion of the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. This Trump-backed lawsuit is the Republican health care plan to rip away health care from millions of Americans. Here are some of the ways this lawsuit could have disastrous results for New Hampshire: Over 50,000 Granite Staters who have gained coverage…

Sununu On Thin Ice For Nominating His Family’s Ski Resort For Special Tax Breaks

This week, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu was caught designating Waterville Valley, where his family owns a ski resort, as an “opportunity zone.” This designation gives wealthy investors preferential tax treatment. But for Sununu, is it another way to benefit himself and his family’s business? Waterville Valley has been in a mountain of trouble for…

Stunning Losses In Tuesday’s Elections Spell Trouble For Chris Sununu

Tuesday’s election results in New Hampshire and across the country spell trouble for Gov. Chris Sununu. Democrats won 76 percent of the races in New Hampshire in which they competed. After campaigning hard for Victoria Sullivan in Manchester, Sununu suffered an embarrassing defeat with a Democrat carrying Manchester by 14 points. Sununu went all in…

Sununu’s “Blow To The North Country” Causes Biomass Workers To Lose Jobs

Two biomass plants are shuttering because New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu’s vetoed a bipartisan bill guaranteeing the plants’ operations for three more years. The industry is an important source of energy for the state and “is the straw that stirs the drink of the North Country economy.” Even Republican state Senator David Starr said…

ICYMI: Chris Sununu Inducted Into Voter Suppression Hall Of Shame

In case you missed it, Let America Vote, a national voting rights organization, inducted Gov. Chris Sununu into the Voter Suppression Hall Of Shame for his aggressive efforts to restrict the right to vote. Sununu has certainly earned this dishonor for trying to rig elections for himself and the Republican party. Sununu signed into…

SUNUNU SAID WHAT?: New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu Thinks Raising The Minimum Wage Is Dumb

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu keeps proving he’s out-of-touch with working Granite Staters. Today, he said, “We are not doing dumb things like raising the minimum wage. That would be disastrous.” Sununu took a $20,000 raise but vetoed a minimum wage increase for Granite Staters. Raising the minimum wage to $12 would directly affect 115,000…

ICYMI: Sununu Called Out In Washington Post For “Pure Power Grab” Veto Of Independent Redistricting Commission

Sununu a “self-serving politician who stands in the way” In case you missed it, Josh Douglas, a renowned expert on election reform and voting rights, called out New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu’s nonsensical veto of an independent redistricting commission as a “pure power grab” and “nonsense” in the Washington Post. Douglas breaks down Sununu’s flawed…

Chris Sununu Calls In Gerrymandering King Scott Walker To Defend His Election Rigging

Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker came to New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu’s defense for his recent veto of a bill creating an independent nonpartisan redistricting commission in a Concord Monitor op-ed. It’s beyond parody. Scott Walker applauded Sununu for not listening to “out-of-state interests.” Where did Walker pen this op-ed from? D.C.? Aspen? Wisconsin? Walker…

Trump Visits New Hampshire To See Chris Sununu, His #1 New England Fan

New poll shows Trump 26 points underwater in New Hampshire Today, President Trump is visiting New Hampshire to see his #1 fan, Gov. Chris Sununu. Chris Sununu worked hard to earn this trip. He’s traveled to the White House to suck up to Trump even after he called New Hampshire a “drug infested den.” New…

Chris Sununu Puts Gun Lobby Ahead Of The Safety Of Granite State Families

Today, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu vetoed a bill establishing background checks and other common sense gun safety measures. Despite supporting background checks as a candidate for governor in 2016, Chris Sununu made clear his priority isn’t the safety of Granite State children and families. Sununu hasn’t put forward any plan that would ease the…

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